Example sentences of "[is] [adv] [conj] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It is since that I studied it , ’ said Greg . |
| 2 | George continued with deliberate diffidence : ‘ It 's all rather confidential I know of course you 'll respect that ; the problem is rather whether you feel you can disclose anything from your side without an official request from Security and I 'm sure you 'll understand why we 'd rather avoid that at this stage … ’ |
| 3 | The point is rather that we now have a strong data base from which to operate , and that the technical means are now available which would reveal precisely what our signals do mean ; perhaps to show that there are monsters , perhaps to find , at least beyond reasonable doubt , that their existence is too unlikely to warrant further study . |
| 4 | That is , our problem is not one of vicarious liability , of finding some reason why a shareholder should share some other person 's or group 's primary responsibility ; it is rather that we can find no one else who is primarily responsible and in whose responsibility he might share . |
| 5 | It is rather that he realigns fantasy and fact by using a set of ready-made and entirely artificial rules governing talking animals to explore the workings of a no less unnatural , controlled and rigidly inhuman system . |
| 6 | It 's mostly that I ca n't sleep . ’ |
| 7 | This is presumably because it allows you to explore the knowledge contained therein . |
| 8 | This is presumably because it is seldom possible to heal the breach that is usually created by fighting a legal battle . |
| 9 | There is eventually because you learn it . |
| 10 | Similarly , C. S. Lewis 's The Allegory of Love is praised by Kathleen Tillotson for charting the nature and evolution of two " principles " , or fundamental movements of the human mind — romantic love and allegory : " It is rarely that we meet with a work of literary criticism of such manifest and general importance as this . " |
| 11 | Life is rarely as it should be and , given that Bowe ran scared of him , the WBC belt fits just right . |
| 12 | Obviously it 's right that we should try and persuade the German government to delay matters as much as possible . |
| 13 | He does n't think it 's right that he should be told that they ca n't hunt on his farm . |
| 14 | Home is somewhere where you have space to spread your wings . |
| 15 | So Doris said , Oh well I do n't know what 's on that she said . |
| 16 | Well it , when the snow get 's on that it 's gon na break it . |
| 17 | It 's on because I ca n't turn it off . |
| 18 | Well , Jonathan do n't do that while that 's on because it ai n't no good doing it ! |
| 19 | Yes , I do because it 's on as she said it was on continually . |
| 20 | Yes , yes , it does n't compete with the fireplace , we have a , a , er mock fire in there you know , normally in the winter that , that 's on and it looks , it 's very realistic , it almost looks as if it is a fire glowing all the time cos there 's a rotary spinner in it and it flickers , er , and er the room is very warm because it 's central heated anyway and , no I would n't say , it never bothers me the television , I do n't suppose that er , if I were left on my own I 'd hardly have it left on you know I think men watch television more than women . |
| 21 | And we went all round the bed and we went all round outside , we went all through the back smelt outside Jane 's door in case she 'd she were on fire could n't find nothing , sat down and read , he said it 's cos the telly 's on and I expect it 's damp and it 's you know |
| 22 | It 's 7pm and you ca n't wait to go out on the town . |
| 23 | Chairman , I 've listened with erm interest to Professor erm weasel words explaining that he did n't mean what he 's been saying for the past three years and trying to explain away what he 's effectively and he might as well admit it a complete volte face worse than that his agreement to an arrangement which he knows is second best . |
| 24 | Remembering that my microphone is on and I will expect you all to sing |
| 25 | If Caps Lock is on and you hold down the shift key , lower case letters are typed |
| 26 | Whether it be Microsoft , WordPerfect Guildsoft or any of the other software houses and importers , they can only let you know when an upgrade offer is on if they know who you are . |
| 27 | Either the car engine is on or it is not . |
| 28 | Well you either put one bar on or the lot is on or it 's very dim like this is low and you ca n't see it at all . |
| 29 | the great bulk of community care is provided by friends , family and neighbours … it is right that they should be able to play their part in looking after those close to them … service providers should make practical support for carers a high priority . |
| 30 | It is right that they should be dealt with in a humane and honourable manner . |